Operation Patriot Support is an all-volunteer organization, with minimal overhead expenses, that is dedicated to supporting our country’s veterans, law enforcement, first responders, and their families that have been wounded, injured, or are otherwise in need. Our very own Peter Skokos is one of the founders and CEO of the organization and recently appeared in the Sarasota Herald Tribune to …
Norton Hammersley is proud to announce and welcomes Alexandra “Ally” Glauser as our latest addition to the firm and a member of our real-estate practice group. She handles matters concerning real estate as well as business law and corporate transactions. As a native of Sarasota, Mrs. Glauser is a graduate of Pine View School and is actively growing her involvement in the …
While home sales in the Sarasota, Bradenton and surrounding areas have cooled in recent months, the luxury market has remained strong. Home sales declined by 8 percent earlier this year and sales of single-family homes and condominiums failed to keep pace with the prior year.. However, in the Sarasota luxury housing market — properties priced over $1 million — single-family …
The Lakewood Ranch community continues to expand and this time into Sarasota County. Waterside will be Lakewood Ranch’s first village in Sarasota County, and will have a Sarasota address. With the introduction of its newest village, Waterside will have an eventual 5,144 homes set on 5,490 acres—nearly 4,100 acres of it made up of seven large lakes with more than …
Receiving a large inheritance can be an unexpected windfall or curse to your beneficiaries. If you share these concerns, what are your options? Are there alternatives to a large, lump-sum inheritance that are worth considering? To avoid a negative outcome, it is not uncommon for individuals to evaluate alternative methods to transfer wealth to their beneficiaries. According to a recent …
The Commercial Investment Division of the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee recently donated $4,500 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County. This donation will support the numerous educational and recreational programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs across the county. The money was raised at the division’s inaugural Sporting Clays Tournament held Feb. 24 at the Sarasota …
Norton Hammersley are proud to announce that Michael P. Infanti has been named a Partner.
Norton Hammersley are proud to be platinum sponsors of the Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon. Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathons represent their biggest fundraisers of the year. They rely on the proceeds to help raise, train, and match their amazing dogs with visually impaired students, people whose lives are transformed by new levels of independence and freedom. Southeastern Guide Dogs create and …
House hunters in Sarasota County will find the real estate market is in prime position for major growth in the coming year. That’s according to the real estate website Trulia, which just released its top 10 list of “hot” real estate markets across the country. The data is based on five key metrics including Job growth, high affordability low, vacancy …
U.S. home prices have fully recovered from their steep plunge during the housing bust and Great Recession, according to a new study. The national home price index, released Tuesday, is slightly above the peak it set in July 2006, after rising 5.5 percent in September from a year earlier. The milestone comes after more than four years of steady gains. …